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> [The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/the-stores-and-the-things-like-that-the-business-side-of-things-came/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

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## More by Jimmy Buffett

> [Where it all ends I can't fathom, my friends. If I knew, I might toss out my anchor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/where-it-all-ends-i-can-t-fathom-my-friends-if-i-knew-i-might-toss/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/i-still-consider-it-a-summer-job-though-so-i-try-to-maintain-that/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [He went to Paris looking for answers to questions that bothered him so. He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/he-went-to-paris-looking-for-answers-to-questions-that-bothered-him/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass. I made enough money to buy Miami, but I piss it away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/i-ve-done-a-bit-of-smuggling-i-ve-run-my-share-of-grass-i-made-enough/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Don't try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/don-t-try-to-describe-the-ocean-if-you-ve-never-seen-it/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/humor-has-bailed-me-out-of-more-tight-situations-than-i-can-think-of/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [I still believe in rock and roll, it pays my bills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/i-still-believe-in-rock-and-roll-it-pays-my-bills/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Under the heavens and under the sea there's a friend I don't know, who holds the right key.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/under-the-heavens-and-under-the-sea-there-s-a-friend-i-don-t-know-who/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Pickup's washed and you just got paid, with any luck at all you might even get laid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/pickup-s-washed-and-you-just-got-paid-with-any-luck-at-all-you-might/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Give me oysters and beer, for dinner every day of the year, and I'll be fine...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/give-me-oysters-and-beer-for-dinner-every-day-of-the-year-and-i-ll-be/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [“Some of its magic, some its tragic, but I've had a good life along the way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/some-of-its-magic-some-its-tragic-but-i-ve-had-a-good-life-along-the/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Back to my childhood where those monsters reside. They snack on innocence and dine on self esteem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/back-to-my-childhood-where-those-monsters-reside-they-snack-on/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years to late. Cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder, I'm an over forty victim of fate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/yes-i-am-a-pirate-two-hundred-years-to-late-cannons-don-t-thunder/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [If the phone doesn't ring, it's me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/if-the-phone-doesn-t-ring-it-s-me/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

> [I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/i-d-rather-die-while-i-m-living-then-live-while-i-m-dead/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

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